--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to kj4hyd: 17.39 miles Azimuth to kj4hyd: 105.46 degrees Depression angle to kj4hyd: -0.1832 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0660 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4hyd Site location: 34.7340 North / 82.2518 West (34° 44' 2" N / 82° 15' 6" W) Ground elevation: 866.14 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 886.14 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 52.38 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 17.39 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 285.63 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.0685 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1100 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between wa4hrk and kj4hyd: Free space path loss: 104.72 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.25 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.52 dB Field strength at kj4hyd: 26.77 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.84 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.15 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4hyd and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7351 N, 82.2570 W, 0.30 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7353 N, 82.2578 W, 0.35 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7413 N, 82.2838 W, 1.88 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7417 N, 82.2854 W, 1.98 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7418 N, 82.2862 W, 2.03 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7422 N, 82.2878 W, 2.12 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7430 N, 82.2911 W, 2.31 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7432 N, 82.2919 W, 2.36 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7465 N, 82.3065 W, 3.22 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7606 N, 82.3682 W, 6.86 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7608 N, 82.3690 W, 6.91 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7610 N, 82.3698 W, 6.96 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7612 N, 82.3706 W, 7.00 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7625 N, 82.3763 W, 7.34 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7627 N, 82.3771 W, 7.39 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7629 N, 82.3780 W, 7.44 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7631 N, 82.3788 W, 7.48 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.7632 N, 82.3796 W, 7.53 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7644 N, 82.3845 W, 7.82 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7677 N, 82.3991 W, 8.68 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.7679 N, 82.3999 W, 8.73 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7681 N, 82.4007 W, 8.78 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7872 N, 82.4844 W, 13.71 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7873 N, 82.4852 W, 13.75 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.7875 N, 82.4860 W, 13.80 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7885 N, 82.4901 W, 14.04 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7886 N, 82.4909 W, 14.09 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7920 N, 82.5055 W, 14.95 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7923 N, 82.5072 W, 15.05 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 406.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 5702.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 2736.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.